20 best-selling mystery books like The Golden Box by Frances Crane

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The Golden Box

By: Frances Crane

3.75

Format: 159 pages, Paperback

The second Pat and Jean Abbott mystery, set in a fictionalized version of the author's home town of…

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Cover of The Unpleasantness at the Bellona Club (Lord Peter Wimsey, #5) by Dorothy L. Sayers

1. The Unpleasantness at the Bellona Club (Lord Peter Wimsey, #5)

By: Dorothy L. Sayers

4.05

Format: 243 pages, Mass Market Paperback

Ninety-year-old General Fentiman was definitely dead, but no one knew exactly when he had died—and … read more

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"Exactly. He is the Most Unlikely Person, and that is why Sherlock Holmes would suspect him at once."

-Dorothy L. Sayers, The Unpleasantness at the Bellona Club (Lord Peter Wimsey, #5)

"I have a peculiar instinct about pubs. I can find one blindfold in a pea-souper with both hands tied behind me."

-Dorothy L. Sayers, The Unpleasantness at the Bellona Club (Lord Peter Wimsey, #5)

"Books... are like lobster shells, we surround ourselves with 'em, then we grow out of 'em and leave 'em behind, as evidence of our earlier stages of development."

-Dorothy L. Sayers, The Unpleasantness at the Bellona Club (Lord Peter Wimsey, #5)

"I’m determined never to be a parent. Modern manners and the break-up of the fine old traditions have simply ruined the business. I shall devote my life and fortune to the endowment of research on the…"

-Dorothy L. Sayers, The Unpleasantness at the Bellona Club (Lord Peter Wimsey, #5)

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2. The Secret of Chimneys (Superintendent Battle, #1)

By: Agatha Christie

3.98

Format: 574 pages, Paperback

A bit of adventure and quick cash is all that good-natured drifter Anthony Cade is looking for when… read more

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3. The Private Practice of Michael Shayne

By: Brett Halliday

3.63

Format: None pages, Mass Market Paperback

For the sake of his friends, Mike Shayne tangles with blackmailers--and a murderer The day he met P… read more

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4. Strong Poison (Lord Peter Wimsey, #6)

By: Dorothy L. Sayers

3.40

Format: 96 pages,

Mystery novelist Harriet Vane knew all about poisons, and when her fiance died in the manner prescr… read more

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5. The Case of the Dangerous Dowager

By: Erle Stanley Gardner

3.00

Format: None pages, Paperback

Perry Mason lives on -- and on -- in the perennially popular courtroom classics that put legal thri… read more

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6. Dumb Witness (Hercule Poirot, #16)

By: Agatha Christie

3.78

Format: None pages, Paperback

Everyone blamed Emily's accident on the stairs on her dog, but she was convinced someone was trying… read more

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7. Nil (Nil, #1)

By: Lynne Matson

4.32

Format: 224 pages, ebook

On the mysterious island of Nil, the rules are set. You have one year. Exactly 365 days--to escape,… read more

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8. The Norths Meet Murder (Mr. & Mrs. North #1)

By: Frances Lockridge , Richard Lockridge

4.12

Format: 288 pages, Paperback

First in a long and extremely popular series, the main sleuth is actually Lt. Weigand of the NYC po… read more

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9. A Morbid Taste for Bones (Chronicles of Brother Cadfael, #1)

By: Ellis Peters

4.39

Format: None pages, Mass Market Paperback

Ellis Peters' introduction to the murderous medieval world of Brother Cadfael... A Morbid Taste for… read more

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10. A Grave Mistake (Roderick Alleyn, #30)

By: Ngaio Marsh

3.80

Format: 275 pages, Paperback

A spa stay turns into a homicidal holiday... A bit snobbish and a trifle high-strung, Sybil Foster … read more

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11. The Body in the Bouillon (Faith Fairchild, #3)

By: Katherine Hall Page

3.92

Format: 256 pages, Paperback

Murder Served Piping Hot Minister's wife, sometime sleuth, and culinary artist Faith Sibley Fairchi… read more

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12. Rim of the Pit (Rogan Kincaid, #2)

By: Hake Talbot

3.77

Format: 230 pages, Paperback

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13. Night Walk

By: Bob Shaw

3.80

Format: 281 pages, Mass Market Paperback

For 'refusing to co-operate' the Emm Luther Special Police took out Earth agent Sam Tallon's eyes a… read more

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14. The Cape Cod Mystery (Asey Mayo Cape Cod Mystery, #1)

By: Phoebe Atwood Taylor

3.97

Format: 328 pages, Paperback

Set within the brooding landscape of Cape Code, these classic who-dunits are sure to please dedicat… read more

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15. A Dying Fall (Ruth Galloway, #5)

By: Elly Griffiths

4.06

Format: 400 pages, Paperback

Forensic archeologist Ruth Galloway investigates a heart-stopping an old university friend and fel… read more

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"You need a break, a complete rest, recharge your batteries.' Recharge your batteries. What the hell does that mean? Nelson prides himself on not needing batteries. He's an old-fashioned, wind-up mode…"

-Elly Griffiths, A Dying Fall (Ruth Galloway, #5)

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16. Death Comes to Marlow (Marlow Murder Club, #2)

By: Robert Thorogood

3.92

Format: 384 pages, Kindle Edition

It’s been an enjoyable and murder-free time for Judith, Suzie and Becks – AKA the Marlow Murder Clu… read more

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"... Feynman's technique was simple. And he claimed that it was always successful. But it' not currently working for me. Not yet. What was it? Well, when he was building the first atomic bomb, he obse…"

-Robert Thorogood, Death Comes to Marlow (Marlow Murder Club, #2)

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17. Murder in the Crypt (Redmond and Haze Mysteries, #1)

By: Irina Shapiro

4.28

Format: 280 pages, Kindle Edition

When the body of a young man is found stuffed into the tomb of a medieval knight, Parish Constable … read more

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Cover of Stalking Around the Christmas Tree (A Christmas Tree Farm Mystery, #4) by Jacqueline Frost

18. Stalking Around the Christmas Tree (A Christmas Tree Farm Mystery, #4)

By: Jacqueline Frost

4.06

Format: 288 pages, Hardcover

Tis the season to solve a murder—and innkeeper Holly White knows she’ll have to make her list and c… read more

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Cover of A Body in the Cottage (West Wales Murder Mysteries #5) by P.F. Ford

19. A Body in the Cottage (West Wales Murder Mysteries #5)

By: P.F. Ford

4.33

Format: 315 pages, Kindle Edition

Detective Norman is out of retirement and back on the beat in a rainy Welsh seaside town. Llangwell… read more

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20. The Twelve Saints of Christmas (Heathcliff Lennox #12)

By: Karen Baugh Menuhin

4.53

Format: 240 pages, Kindle Edition

Murder, mystery and a dog of distinction. Heathcliff Lennox investigates.Book 12 in the Heathcliff … read more

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Cover of A Pretty Deceit (Verity Kent, #4) by Anna Lee Huber

21. A Pretty Deceit (Verity Kent, #4)

By: Anna Lee Huber

4.05

Format: 385 pages, Kindle Edition

In the aftermath of the Great War, the line between friend and foe may be hard to discern, even for… read more

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Cover of A Body at the Farmhouse (West Wales Murder Mysteries #4) by P.F. Ford

22. A Body at the Farmhouse (West Wales Murder Mysteries #4)

By: P.F. Ford

4.29

Format: 304 pages, Kindle Edition

Detective Norman is out of retirement and back on the beat in a rainy Welsh seaside town. Llangwell… read more

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Cover of The Lady from Burma (Sparks & Bainbridge, #5) by Allison Montclair

23. The Lady from Burma (Sparks & Bainbridge, #5)

By: Allison Montclair

4.19

Format: 336 pages, Hardcover

In Allison Montclair's The Lady from Burma, murder once again stalks the proprietors of The Right S… read more

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Cover of A Body Out at Sea (The Rejoiner #2; West Wales Murder Mysteries #2) by P.F. Ford

24. A Body Out at Sea (The Rejoiner #2; West Wales Murder Mysteries #2)

By: P.F. Ford

4.37

Format: 298 pages, Kindle Edition

Detective Norman is out of retirement and back solving murders. On a freezing November morning a… read more

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Cover of A Body Down the Lane (The Rejoiner #3; West Wales Murder Mysteries #3) by P.F. Ford

25. A Body Down the Lane (The Rejoiner #3; West Wales Murder Mysteries #3)

By: P.F. Ford

4.41

Format: 244 pages, Kindle Edition

Detective Norman is out of retirement and back on the beat in a rainy Welsh seaside town. Llangwell… read more

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26. A Dreadful Splendor

By: B.R. Myers

3.87

Format: 405 pages, Paperback

In this spectacularly imaginative and ghoulishly fun Gothic murder mystery brimming with romance, b… read more

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"Кожен дім має свої таємниці."

-B.R. Myers, A Dreadful Splendor

"Те, що люди не бачать очима, вони відчувають серцем. Серце бачить все."

-B.R. Myers, A Dreadful Splendor

"Можна багато чого дізнатися про мертвих, спостерігаючи за проявами скорботи їхніх рідних."

-B.R. Myers, A Dreadful Splendor

"Привиди не можуть завдати вам шкоди. Слід боятися живих людей, тих, що стоять по цей бік скла."

-B.R. Myers, A Dreadful Splendor

Cover of The Alarm of the Black Cat (The Rachel Murdock Mysteries) by Dolores Hitchens

27. The Alarm of the Black Cat (The Rachel Murdock Mysteries)

By: Dolores Hitchens

3.42

Format: 240 pages, Kindle Edition

This classic mystery features a family feud, feline intervention, and the spirited septuagenarian s… read more

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28. The Last Express (Duncan Maclain #1)

By: Baynard H. Kendrick

4.16

Format: 237 pages, Paperback

The first case of Duncan Maclain - a blind detective. Duncan is hired by Evelyn Zarinka to see if … read more

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Cover of The Door by Mary Roberts Rinehart

29. The Door

By: Mary Roberts Rinehart

3.80

Format: 340 pages, Kindle Edition

There’s been an awful murder at Elizabeth Bell’s otherwise quiet household in this classic mystery … read more

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Cover of The Cat Wears a Noose (The Rachel Murdock Mysteries) by Dolores Hitchens

30. The Cat Wears a Noose (The Rachel Murdock Mysteries)

By: Dolores Hitchens

3.62

Format: 179 pages, Kindle Edition

A drunken man is shot dead on his doorstep in this classic mystery starring the “observant [and] ap… read more

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Cover of The Golden Box by Frances Crane

31. The Golden Box

By: Frances Crane

3.75

Format: 159 pages, Paperback

The second Pat and Jean Abbott mystery, set in a fictionalized version of the author's home town of… read more

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12 Top mystery books like A Body Down the Lane (The Rejoiner #3; West Wales Murder Mysteries #3) by P.F. Ford

Transform Your Habits

Beneath Cold Earth (DCI Tom Raven #2)

M.S. Morris

4.48

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A Body Down the Lane (The Rejoiner #3; West Wales Murder Mysteries #3)

P.F. Ford

4.41

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Come to Harm (DCS Fran Harman #1)

Judith Cutler

4.22

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Winter's Cry (DI Winter Meadows #7)

Cheryl Rees-Price

4.39

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